    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2004, Book III)]
    [October 1, 2004]
    [Pages A-1-A-9]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Subject Index

                     Administration of George W. Bush, 2004

    Subject Index

    [[Page A-1]]

    Abortion. See Health and medical care
    Abraham Lincoln Study Abroad Fellowship Program, Commission on the--3147
    Administration. See other part of subject
    Advancement of Colored People, National Association for the--3160
    Affirmative action. See Civil rights
    Afghanistan
        Democracy efforts--2571
        President--2820
        Presidential election--2429,
            3122
        U.S. military forces, casualties--2954
    Africa
        See also specific country
        Development efforts--2893
    African Union--3061
    Agency. See other part of subject
    Agriculture
        Soybeans--2610
        Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004--3135
    Agriculture, Department of
        Conservation Reserve Program--2621
        Milk-Income Loss Contract Program--2536
        Secretary--2974
    AIDS. See HIV/AIDS; specific country or region
    AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria, Global Fund to Fight. See United
        Nations
    Alaska
        Disaster assistance--3154
        Squirrel River--2980
    Al Qaida terrorist group. See Terrorism
    American. See other part of subject
    American Dream Downpayment Act of 2003--2323
    Antitrust Modernization Commission--3160
    APEC. See Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
    Arizona
        President's visits--2475
        Republican Party event--2503
    Arkansas
        President's visit--2980
        William J. Clinton Presidential Center and Park--2980
    Armed Forces, U.S.
        See also Defense and national security; Veterans; specific military
            branch; specific country or region
        All-Volunteer Force--2369
        Citizens' assistance--3054
        International Criminal Court, exemption of U.S. troops--2369,
            2429
        Medical care--2954
        National Guard--2403
        Presidential Unit Citation--3158
        Service members
            Deployment--2402
            Meetings with President--3156
        Technology and equipment--2573
    Arms and munitions
        See also Defense and national security; Nuclear weapons; specific
            country or region
        Assault weapons ban, expiration--2497
        Gun ownership--2497
        Proliferation Security Initiative--2991
        Weapons of mass destruction--2402
    Army, Department of the
        See also Armed Forces, U.S.
        Walter Reed Army Medical Center--2954
    Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation--2985
    Atomic Energy Agency, International--2991
    Attorney General. See Justice, Department of
    Award. See other part of subject
    Bahrain, King--3156
    Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation--
        3154
    Belarus
        Human rights issues--2631
        President--2630
    Belarus Democracy Act of 2004--2630
    Belgium, President Bush's visit--3160
    Bosnia-Herzegovina
        SFOR international security force--2952
        U.S. military role--2952
    Broadcasting Board of Governors--3154

    [[Page A-2]]

    Budget, Federal
        See also Economy, national; Taxation; specific Federal agency
        Appropriations
            Consolidated--3058
            Supplemental--2371
        Deficit--2406,
            3010
        Fiscal year 2005 budget--2992
        International aid, reallocation of funds--2307
        Spending discipline--3095
        Unfunded liabilities--2996
    Building Museum, National--3159
    Business and industry
        See also Commerce, international; Employment and unemployment;
            Taxation; specific company or industry
        Government regulations--2413
        Outsourcing to foreign countries--2413
        Small and minority businesses--2413
    Cabinet
        See also specific position under Federal agency or executive branch
            agency
        Members, meeting with President--2937
        Second-term changes--2943
    California, President's visit--3051
    Canada
        Counterterrorism efforts, cooperation with U.S.--3021,
            3030
        Governor General--3157
        International assistance--3020
        Parliament--3157
        Peacekeeping operations, role--3020
        President Bush's visit--3019
        Prime Minister--2986
        Relations with U.S.--3020
        Trade with U.S.--3021
    Central Intelligence Agency--3003
    Chad, Ambassador to the U.S.--3158
    Chile
        Democratization, support for--2996
        Free trade agreement with U.S.--2995
        Peacekeeping operations, role--2996
        President--2986
        President Bush's visit--2983,
            3155
        Relations with U.S.--2995
    China
        President--2370
        Relations with U.S.--2983
        Trade with U.S.--2996
    Christmas--3036
    Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation--3154
    CIA. See Central Intelligence Agency
    Civil rights
        Affirmative action--2498
        Freedom of religion--2366
        Same-sex marriage. See Marriage
    Civil Rights, U.S. Commission on--3158
    Colombia
        Antinarcotics campaign, U.S. assistance--2986
        Economic reforms--3000
        FARC terrorist group--3001
        Law enforcement--3000
        Narcotics traffickers, U.S. national emergency--2600
        Plan Colombia, U.S. assistance--3000
        President--2986
        President Bush's visit--2998
        Trade with U.S.--3000
    Colorado
        President's visits--2452
        Republican Party event--2452
        Unemployment rate--2460
    Commerce, Department of, Secretary--2954
    Commerce, international
        See also specific country or region
        Debt reduction authority--3136
        Dollar, U.S., value--2984
        Free and fair trade--2485
        North American Free Trade Agreement--2996
        Trade among Asia-Pacific countries--2987
        Trade within the Americas--2996
    Commercial Spectrum Enhancement Act--3137
    Commission. See other part of subject
    Committee. See other part of subject
    Commodity Futures Trading Commission--3148
    Communications
        See also specific news organization
        Broadband technology--2477
        International radio regulations--3057
        Legislative reforms--3137

    [[Page A-3]]

        Spectrum management--3014
    Communications Commission, Federal--3154
    Community Service, Corporation for National and--3148
    Congress
        See also specific subject
        Bipartisanship--3109
        Members, meetings with President--3154
        Senate minority leader--3155
    Conservation. See Agriculture; Environment
    Corporation. See other part of subject
    Costa Rica, Ambassador to the U.S.--3158
    Council. See other part of subject
    Counterterrorism Center, National--2386
    Counterterrorism efforts. See Defense and national security; Terrorism
    Crime. See Law enforcement and crime
    Criminal Court, International. See Armed Forces, U.S.
    Cuba, Guantanamo Bay, U.S. Naval Base, detention of terror suspects--
        2951
    Czech Republic, President--3154
    Defense and national security
        See also Armed Forces, U.S.; Arms and munitions; Defense, Department
            of; Nuclear weapons; Terrorism
        Border security--2492
        Funding--2404
        Intelligence--2386,
            3048
        War on terror--2396,
            2938
        Weapons of mass destruction. See Arms and munitions
    Defense, Department of
        See also Armed Forces, U.S.; Defense and national security; specific
            military branch
        Secretary--3008
    Delaware, disaster assistance--3155
    Democratization. See Foreign policy, U.S.
    Department. See other part of subject
    Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2005--2568,
        2664
    Diplomacy, U.S. Advisory Commission on Public--3154
    Disaster assistance
        See also Natural disasters; specific State, country, or region
        Alaska--3155
        Delaware--3155
        Florida--3148
        Hurricane Jeanne--2371
        Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunamis--3142
        Minnesota--3148
        New Jersey--3147
        New York--3147
        South Carolina--3148
        Tennessee--3148
        U.S. Virgin Islands--3148
        Virginia--3150
        West Virginia--3160
    Diseases. See Health and medical care; HIV/AIDS
    District of Columbia
        Islamic Center of Washington--2960
        Mail irradiation facility, funding--3061
        Public safety expenses, reimbursement--3051
    District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2005--2576
    DNI. See Intelligence Director, National
    Drug Control Policy, Office of National--3160
    Economic Council, National--3013
    Economy, international. See Commerce, international
    Economy, national
        See also Budget, Federal; Employment and unemployment; specific
            State
        Growth rate--2329
    Economy, White House Conference on the--3077
    Education
        See also specific State
        Federal funding--2495
        Minority students--2495
        No Child Left Behind Act--2367
        Secondary education
            Job training--2362
            Pell grants--2485
        Standards and school accountability--2428,
            3114
        Students with disabilities--2992
    Education, Department of, Secretary--2973
    Egypt, terrorist attacks in Taba--3147
    Elections
        See also specific party, State, or country
        2004 congressional elections--2938

    [[Page A-4]]

        2004 Presidential election--2315,
            2574
        Campaign finance reform--2500
    Employment and unemployment
        See also Business and industry; Economy, national; specific State
        Job creation and growth--2428
        Minimum wage--2494
        Women's wages--2494
    Energy, alternative sources and technologies--2412
    Energy, Department of, Secretary--2974
    Enhance 911 Act of 2004--3138
    Environment
        See also specific State
        Conservation, wetlands expansion--2626
        Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations--2411
        Pollution prevention and reduction--2411
    Environmental Quality, Council on, Committee on Ocean Policy--3160
    ESPN television--3151
    Europe
        See also specific country
        European Commission, Ambassador to U.S.--3158
        European Union--2953
        President Bush's visit--2966
        Relations with U.S.--2964
        Trade with U.S.--3010
    Farm Credit Administration Board--3154
    FBI. See Justice, Department of
    Federal. See other part of subject
    Firearms. See Arms and munitions
    Florida
        Disaster assistance--3148
        Governor--2672
        Hurricanes and tropical storms, damage and recovery efforts--2323,
            3148
        President's visits--2543,
            2679
        Republican Party event--3150
        Unemployment rate--2544,
            2682
        U.S. Senate election--3152
    Folklife Center, American. See Library of Congress
    Foreign policy, U.S.
        See also specific country or region
        Debt reduction--2989
        Democratization--2989
        International aid--3142
        International relations--2399
    Freedom, Presidential Medal of--3071
    Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act--3150
    General Services Administration--3148
    Germany
        Chancellor--3160
        President Bush's visit--3160
    Government organization and employees
        See also Budget, Federal; specific agency or organization
        Faith-based and community organizations initiative--2499
        Locality pay increases--3016
        Spectrum management policy--3014
    Great Britian. See United Kingdom
    Guantanamo Bay, U.S. Naval Base. See Cuba
    Guard, National. See Armed Forces, U.S.
    Hanukkah--3056
    Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation--3154
    Health and Human Services, Department of
        Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program--2982
        Medicare and Medicaid--2366,
            3093
        Secretary--3040
    Health and medical care
        See also HIV/AIDS
        Abortion--2369
        Prescription drug importation--2405
        Family planning--2417
        Flu vaccine--2481
        Generic drugs--2406
        Information technology--2488
        Insurance--2406
        Medical liability reform--2407
        Medical savings accounts--2488
        Stem cell research. See Science and technology
    Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003--2411
    Helping to Enhance the Livelihood of People (HELP) Around the Globe
        Commission--3159
    Hickey, James Cardinal, death--2698

    [[Page A-5]]

    HIV/AIDS
        See also United Nations; specific country or region
        President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief--2990
    Home Builders, National Association of--2323
    Homeland Security, Department of, Secretary--3025
    Homeland security. See Defense and national security; Terrorism
    Housing
        Building regulations--2326
        Federal homeownership initiatives, proposed--2327
        Homeownership--2325
        Minority homeownership--2326
    Housing Finance Board, Federal--3147
    Hungary, Prime Minister--3153
    Iftaar--2959
    Immigration and naturalization
        See also specific country or State
        Border security. See Defense and national security
        Citizenship--2493
        Illegal immigration--2493
        Temporary-worker program, proposed--2493
    India, Prime Minister--3141
    Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004--3038,
        3040
    Indonesia, President--3141
    Infrastructure Advisory Council, National--3157
    Intelligence. See Central Intelligence Agency; Defense and national
        security
    Intelligence Director, National--2386
    Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005--3136
    Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004--3057,
        3118
    International. See other part of subject
    Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act--3157
    Investigation, Federal Bureau of. See Justice, Department of
    Iowa
        President's visits--2352,
            2912
        Unemployment rate--2357
    Iran
        Nuclear weapons development--2402,
            3024
        Relations with Iraq--3075
        U.S. national emergency--2956
    Iraq
        2005 governmental elections--2399,
            3009
        Coalition armed forces, deployment--2403
        Coalition civilian workers, hostages--3148
        Counterterrorism efforts--2954
        Debt reduction--2994
        Democracy efforts--2571
        Insurgency and terrorist attacks--2418
        Interim Government--2399
        Interim President--3046
        Interim Prime Minister--2572
        International assistance--2972
        Iraqi military and security forces--2368,
            2971
        Reconstruction efforts and funding--2399
        U.S. military forces
            Casualties--2954
            Deployment--2367
        U.S. national emergency--3017
        Weapons of mass destruction--2386
    Ireland
        See also United Kingdom, Northern Ireland
        Prime Minister--3010
    Israel
        See also Middle East
        Prime Minister--2971
    Italy
        Prime Minister--3074
        Trade with U.S.--3076
    Japan
        Prime Minister--2968
        Social Security agreement with U.S.--2979
        U.S. military forces, deployment--2984
    John F. Kennedy Center. See Smithsonian Institution
    Jordan
        King--3049
        Trade with U.S.--3049
    Judiciary
        See also Supreme Court of the United States
        Federal court nominations--2415
        Tort reform--2482

    [[Page A-6]]

    Justice, Department of
        Attorney General--2955
        Investigation, Federal Bureau of--3005
        Parole Commission, U.S.--3154
    Kennedy Center. See Smithsonian Institution
    Kentucky, U.S. Senate election--3152
    Korea. See North Korea; South Korea
    Kosovo
        SFOR international security force--2951
        U.S. military role--2951
    Kwanzaa--3139
    Latvia, Ambassador to U.S.--3158
    Law enforcement and crime--2497
    Legal syetem. See Judiciary
    Legislative Exchange Council, American--3157
    Library of Congress, American Folklife Center--3147
    Lithuania, President--3154
    Louisiana, U.S. Senate election--3152
    Management and Budget, Office of--3092
    Marine Corps, U.S. See Navy, Department of the
    Maritime Commission, Federal--3154
    Marriage, same-sex--2486
    Maryland, President's visits--3069
    Medical. See other part of subject
    Medical care. See Health and medical care
    Medical liability reform. See Health and medical care
    Medicare and Medicaid. See Health and Human Services, Department of
    Mexico
        Illegal immigration to U.S.--2993
        President--2993
        Trade with U.S.--2993
    Michigan
        African American leaders, meeting with President--3151
        President's visits--2379
        Unemployment rate--2780
    Middle East
        See also Palestinian Authority and Palestinians; specific country
        Peace and democracy efforts--2367,
            2960,
            3041
    Military Construction Appropriations and Emergency Hurricane
        Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2005--2504
    Military, U.S. See Armed Forces, U.S.; Defense, Department of; specific
        military branch
    Millennium Challenge Accounts--2990
    Million Thanks organization, A--3155
    Minnesota
        Disaster assistance--3148
        President's visits--2436
        Soybean crop--2610
        Unemployment rate--2438
    Minority business. See Business and industry
    Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2004--3045
    Missouri
        President's visits--2395
        Republican Party events--2421
    Morris K. Udall Excellence in National Environmental Policy Foundation--
        3147
    Museum and Library Services Board, National--3149
    NAACP. See Advancement of Colored People, National Association for the
    NAFTA. See Commerce, international
    National. See other part of subject
    National Intelligence, Director. See Intelligence Director, National
    National security. See Defense and national security
    NATO. See North Atlantic Treaty Organization
    Natural disasters
        See also Disaster assistance; specific State or country
        Hurricane Jeanne--2371
        Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunamis--3141
        Tsunami early warning systems--3143
    Navy, Department of the
        See also Armed Forces, U.S.
        Guantanamo Bay, U.S. Naval Base. See Cuba
        Marine Corps, U.S.--3052
    Nevada
        President's visit--2506
        Unemployment rate--2508
    New Hampshire
        President's visits--2314
        Republican Party event--3147
        Unemployment rate--2317
    New Jersey
        Disaster assistance--3147
        President's visit--2567
    New Mexico
        President's visits--2443

    [[Page A-7]]

        Unemployment rate--2445
    New Year's Day--3145
    New York, disaster assistance--3147
    Nigeria, President--3003
    No Child Left Behind Act. See Education
    Nobel laureates--3157
    North American Free Trade Agreement. See Commerce, international
    North Atlantic Treaty Organization--2951,
        3158
    North Carolina, U.S. Senate election--3152
    North Korea
        Chairman--2370
        Nuclear weapons development--2370
        Relations with U.S.--2370
    North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004--2575
    Northern Ireland. See United Kingdom
    Norway, Prime Minister--3153
    Nuclear Regulatory Commission--3154
    Nuclear weapons
        See also specific country or region
        Nonproliferation efforts--2991
    Ocean Policy, U.S. Commission on--3120
    Office. See other part of subject
    Ohio
        Flooding, damage and recovery efforts--2323
        President's visits--2323,
            2827
        Unemployment rate--2345,
            2896
    Oklahoma, U.S. Senate election--3152
    Olympic games. See Sports
    OMB. See Management and Budget, Office of
    Oregon
        President's visit--2520
        Unemployment rate--2521
    Organization. See other part of subject
    Pakistan
        Ambassador to the U.S.--3158
        Counterterrorism efforts--3043
        President--3041
        Relations with U.S.--3041
    Palestinian Authority and Palestinians
        See also Middle East
        President--2945
        Presidential election--2963
    Panama, Ambassador to the U.S.--3158
    Paris Club--2994
    PATRIOT Act, USA. See USA PATRIOT Act
    Pennsylvania
        President's visits--2307,
            2901
        Religious leader, meeting--3150
        Unemployment rate--2309
    People magazine--3159
    Peru, President--3156
    Philippines
        Leyte Island, Allied landing, anniversary--2599
        President--3153
    Poland, President--3020
    Police, Fraternal Order of--3147
    Portugal, Prime Minister--3153
    Postal Rate Commission--3154
    Postal Service, U.S.--3149
    Presidency
        See also White House Office
        2005 Inauguration--3155
        Family members--2501
        Line-item veto, proposed--3010
        President's health--3069
        President's religious beliefs--2499
    Presidential. See other part of subject
    Public Broadcasting, Corporation for--3154
    Ramadan--2541
    Red Cross, American--3148
    Reeve, Christopher, death--2466
    Refugees. See specific country or region
    Religious leaders
        See also specific State or country
        Meetings with President--2959
    Republican Party
        See also specific State
        Republican National Committee--2975
    Rifle Association, National--2624
    Romania, President-elect--3159
    Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
        2005--2813
    Russia
        President--2984
        Relations with U.S.--3123
        Soviet Union, former, nuclear weapons material--2401
    Russia Volunteer Initiative, U.S.---3159
    Rwanda, President--3154
    Same-sex marriage. See Marriage
    Saudi Arabia, terrorist attack on U.S. consulate in Jeddah--3047
    Schools. See Education; specific State

    [[Page A-8]]

    Science and technology
        See also Communications; Energy; Health and medical care
        Stem cell research--2414
    Science, President's Committee on the National Medal of--3159
    Security Council, National--3153
    Security Education Board, National--3157
    Security, national. See Defense and national security; Terrorism
    Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee, President's National--
        3158
    Senegal, President--3156
    Singapore
        Counterterrorism efforts--2991
        Prime Minister--3153
    Slovakia, President Bush's visit--3160
    Small business. See Business and industry
    Smithsonian Institution, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing
        Arts--3158
    Social Security--2505,
        3069,
        3131
    South Carolina
        Disaster assistance--3148
        U.S. Senate election--3152
    South Korea, President--2984
    Soviet Union, former. See Russia
    Spain, King--3154
    Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004--3135
    Sports
        Baseball--3151
        Football--3134
        Olympic games--2565
        Paralympic games--2565
    Sri Lanka, President--3141
    State, Department of
        See also Foreign policy, U.S.
        Ambassadors. See specific country
        Secretary--2307
        Under Secretary--3141
    States, Organization of American--2986
    Sudan
        Comprehensive Peace in Sudan Act--3138
        Peacekeeping forces--3061
        President--3154
        Sudan People's Liberation Movement--3154
        U.S. national emergency--2924
    Supreme Court of the United States--2415
    Syria, relations with Iraq--3075
    Systematic Interoperability, Commission on--3147
    Taxation
        Child tax credit--2353
        Death tax--2616
        Tax Code reform--2352
        Tax increases--2483
        Tax relief legislation--2329,
            2849
    Technology. See Science and technology
    Telemundo television network--3150
    Tennessee, disaster assistance--3148
    Terrorism
        See also Defense and national security; specific country or region
        Al Qaida terrorist group--2481
        Biological terrorism--2991
        Counterterrorism efforts--2404,
            3043
        Domestic threat--3117
        Global threat--2986
        September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks--2568
    Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, National Commission on--3003,
        3005
    Texas, President's visits--2930,
        3155
    Thailand, Prime Minister--3141
    Thanksgiving--2976
    Trade. See Commerce, international
    Treasury, Department of the
        Inspector General--3148
        Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board--3154
    Turkey
        President--3153
        Prime Minister--3160
    Ukraine, elections--3009
    United Arab Emirates
        President Khalifa--3152
        President Zayid, death--2949
    United Kingdom
        Northern Ireland
            Democratic Unionist Party--3010
            Peace efforts--3010
            Sinn Fein political party--3010
        Prime Minister--2818

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        Relations with U.S.--2970
    United Nations
        Democratization--2990
        Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria--2990
        Oil for Food Programme--2386
        Security Council--2951
        U.S. Representative--3041
    United Service Organizations, Inc.--3066
    U.S. See other part of subject
    U.S. Virgin Islands, disaster assistance--3148
    USA PATRIOT Act--2404
    USA Today newspaper--3151
    USO. See United Service Organizations, Inc.
    Universal Service Antideficiency Temporary Suspension Act--3137
    Univision television--3150
    Uruguay, President--3153
    Veterans, meetings with President--3069
    Veterans Affairs, Department of
        Assistant Secretary--3149
        Hospitals--2490
        Secretary--3058
    Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2004--3067
    Veterans Day--3153
    Veterans Health Programs Improvement Act of 2004--3027
    Virginia
        Disaster assistance--3150
        President's visits--2961
    Voluntarism--3011
    Volunteer Service Award, President's--3158
    Washington, DC. See District of Columbia
    Weapons of mass destruction. See Arms and munitions; Nuclear weapons
    West Virginia, disaster assistance--3160
    White House Office
        See also other part of subject
        Assistants to the President, National Security Adviser--2975
        Counsel to the President--3155
        Intelligence Capabilities of the United States Regarding Weapons of
            Mass Destruction, Commission on the--3005
    Wisconsin
        President's visits--2386,
            2907
        Republican Party event--3149
        Unemployment rate--2536
        Wisconsin Farm Bureau--2625
    Women's rights. See specific country, region, or subject
    Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars--3147
    Working Families Tax Relief Act of 2004--2352
    World Trade Organization--2989